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In reply to the discussion: Here's why 52% of British voted to leave [View all]alarimer
(16,245 posts)The whole thing was based on lies. Fact-free politics, just like Donald Trump and the Republicans. These people believe things that simply aren't true. And no amount of correct information will fix that. Because in fact, labor laws were stricter with the EU than they were before or likely will be after, so workers in particular will be even worse off. And they are fooling themselves if they think there will be less bureaucracy.
I can't understand why the left who supported leave didn't see that. They will at best be a minority, among all the racists and nationalists. There is no way, even as a left-wing person myself, I could have made common cause with racists and xenophobes. This cannot end well for them, at least in the short term.
And it is young people who will suffer most. Voted for by people who won't live to see the rotten future. Their job opportunities will sink even further now that they will no longer be able to work in 27 other countries.